Dead at age 101
154 Notable deaths
Giuliano Bonfante
Italian linguist.
Born August 6th, 1904 in Milan. [ref]
Died September 9th, 2005 at 101 years old in Rome. [ref]
Corrado Bafile
Catholic cardinal.
Born July 4th, 1903 in L’Aquila.
Died February 3rd, 2005 at 101 years old in Rome.
Bianca Maria Piccinino
Italian journalist.
Born January 29th, 1924 in Trieste.
Died July 20th, 2025 at 101 years old [ref]
Luboš Perek
Czech astronomist.
Born July 26th, 1919 in Prague. [ref]
Died September 17th, 2020 at 101 years old [ref]
Léonie Geisendorf
Architect (1914-2016).
Born September 21st, 1914 in Łódź.
Died March 17th, 2016 at 101 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Birte Christoffersen
Danish diver.
Born March 28th, 1924 in Copenhagen.
Died February 23rd, 2026 at 101 years old [ref]
Alida van den Bos
Gymnast (1902-2003).
Born January 18th, 1902 in Amsterdam.
Died July 16th, 2003 at 101 years old in Amsterdam.
Juan Eduardo Zúñiga
Spanish writer and literary critic (1919–2020).
Born January 24th, 1919 in Madrid. [ref]
Died February 24th, 2020 at 101 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Mario de las Casas
Peruvian footballer (1901-2002).
Born January 31st, 1901 in Lima.
Died October 10th, 2002 at 101 years old in Callao.
Roberto Bracco
Italian writer (1861-1943).
Born November 10th, 1861 in Naples.
Died April 20th, 1963 at 101 years old in Sorrento.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon